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Geraghty aims for Galway return

Barry GeraghtyBarry Geraghty
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Jockey Barry Geraghty could return for the Galway Festival at the end of the month.

An injury-ravaged season was compounded when he broke an arm in a fall from Minella Foru in the Irish Grand National in April, which led to him missing the Punchestown Festival.

Geraghty is making good progress, though, and has earmarked the seven-day Galway Festival, which starts on July 31, as a likely comeback date.

Turf Club chief medical officer Dr Adrian McGoldrick said: "Barry went into rehabilitation at Santry (Sports Surgery Clinic) about three weeks ago. The aim is to get him back for Galway."

Geraghty was forced out of Cheltenham this year when suffering lung and rib injuries in a fall at Kempton in February. He also broke his other arm in a fall at Market Rasen last July.